September 25, 2025 Transportation Standing Committee

Date:

Time: 12:30 p.m.

Location: Council Chamber, 3rd Floor City Hall, 1841 Argyle Street, Halifax

Agenda

1. CALL TO ORDER AND LAND ACKNOWLEDGEMENT

2. APPROVAL OF MINUTES – August 21, 2025

3. APPROVAL OF THE ORDER OF BUSINESS AND APPROVAL OF ADDITIONS AND DELETIONS

4. BUSINESS ARISING OUT OF THE MINUTES

5. CALL FOR DECLARATION OF CONFLICT OF INTERESTS

6. MOTIONS OF RECONSIDERATION – NONE
7. MOTIONS OF RESCISSION – NONE
8. CONSIDERATION OF DEFERRED BUSINESS – NONE 
9. NOTICES OF TABLED MATTERS – NONE

10. CORRESPONDENCE, PETITIONS & DELEGATIONS
10.1 Correspondence 
10.2 Petitions
10.3 Presentations – None

11. PUBLIC PARTICIPATION

12. INFORMATION ITEMS BROUGHT FORWARD – NONE

13. REPORTS 
13.1 STAFF
13.1.1 Spring Garden Road Transit Priority Corridor [PDF]
- Staff Presentation [PDF]

Motion: 
That the Transportation Standing Committee recommend that Regional Council:

1. Not proceed with the implementation approach described in the staff report dated March 28, 2023 for a transit priority corridor pilot project along Spring Garden Road, between South Park Street and Queen Street; and

2. Direct the CAO to continue to consider options for transit priority on Spring Garden Road as part of the broader planning for Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) implementation.

13.1.2 Amendments to Appointment of Traffic Authority and Deputy Traffic Authorities [PDF]
Motion: 
That the Transportation Standing Committee recommend that Halifax Regional Council adopt the amendments to Administrative Order 12, the Appointment of the Traffic Authority, as set out in Attachment 2 of the staff report dated September 5, 2025, to:

1. adopt the amendments to Administrative Order 12, the Appointment of the Traffic Authority Administrative Order, as set out in Attachment 2 of the staff report dated September 5, 2025, to:

(a) repeal the current appointments of Brad Anguish as the Traffic Authority, Lucas Pitts as a Deputy Traffic Authority, and Roddy MacIntyre as a Deputy Traffic Authority; and

(b) appoint Roddy MacIntyre as the Traffic Authority, Jill Morrison as a Deputy Traffic Authority, and Hannah McBride as a Deputy Traffic Authority.

14. MOTIONS
14.1 Councillor Cuttell
Motion: 
That the Transportation Standing Committee request an information report on the reporting and response process for issues related to micromobility, and the number and nature of complaints since Phase 1 of the micromobility programs was introduced.

15. IN CAMERA (IN PRIVATE) – NONE

16. ADDED ITEMS

17. NOTICES OF MOTION

18. DATE OF NEXT MEETING – October 23, 2025

19. ADJOURNMENT


INFORMATION ITEMS

1. Memorandum from the Team Lead, Legislative Assistants dated September 11, 2025 re: Requests for Presentation to Transportation Standing Committee – NONE [PDF]

For further information regarding this meeting, please contact Krista Vining, Legislative Assistant, at viningk@halifax.ca or 902.223.1046

To submit correspondence, email clerks@halifax.ca 
More information: https://www.halifax.ca/city-hall/regional-council/communicating-halifax-regional-council